Dare Mighty Things
As a data engineer (of sorts) I've handled some cool data in my times, and created some interesting plots.I still remember when I used rpad with stddev() in SQL*Plus to prove the data we had formed a...
View ArticleKicking the tyres on Oracle APEX 21.1
It's lockdown on a long weekend, and Oracle APEX 21.1 has just been deployed to apex.oracle.com, how could I not have a play?We've been provided a link to New Features, but for some aspects I'll need...
View ArticleAPEX in tense. #JoelKallmanDay
Now I feel extremely luck to live in a part of the world that has been relatively free of impact from COVID-19, certainly from a societal health perspective.That said, I'm fairly certain there has been...
View ArticlePressing Pause on APEX #JoelKallmanDay
To honour this year's #JoelKallmanDay, I'd like to use this as an opportunity to speak about mental health, rather than get technical like I have done in the past.Yes, my blog posts have been...
View ArticleUpgrading Forms compared to APEX #JoelKallmanDay
My current project has involved rebuilding the entire aging stack for an environment that's currently 95% Forms, with any new work developed in Oracle APEX. The upgrade covers all layers - from OS, to...
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